New CEA TV Ad Amplifies Calls to Invest in All Public Schools
A new CEA public awareness TV ad featuring CEA members and Connecticut students starts playing on Connecticut TV stations this week. The spot highlights the need for the state to…
Teachers Reject Immigration Ban: Read Statement from CEA President
The executive order President Donald Trump signed Friday banning immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries has teachers expressing condemnation and outrage. CEA President Sheila Cohen said, Teachers strive to…
Contact Members of Congress: DeVos Wrong Choice to Lead Dept. of Education
Confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education, begin Wednesday, January 11. Urge members of Congress who will be voting on DeVos’ nomination not to…
Apply Now to Become a 2018 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow
All active NEA classroom teachers now have the opportunity to apply for a unique global learning opportunity. The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship offers both a summer international field study…
CEA President Sheila Cohen on Celebrating American Education Week
This month we celebrate American Education Week, a recognition of all that is outstanding about public education in America and in Connecticut. American Education Week honors excellent teaching and learning.…
CEA President on Appeal in Education Funding Case
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced the state will appeal part of the court’s ruling in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) v. Rell. “Under our system…
Welcome Back to School
A message to teachers from CEA President Sheila Cohen Another school year means another year to have the honor, the opportunity, as well as the responsibility, to touch the “tomorrows”…
Review this Checklist Before You Head Back to School
There’s a lot to do every year as you prepare to head back to school—from setting up your classroom to preparing lessons and attending meetings your to-do list may already…
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day
Teachers impact more lives than they can possibly know. As a teacher your reach extends out through your students to the wider world for decades and decades to come. CEA…
Timeline for Foundations of Reading Survey Delayed
A message from CEA President Sheila Cohen regarding the Foundations of Reading Survey. I am forwarding to you a memo from the State Department of Education that was sent to…